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ROBERT WILLIAM BAILY, OF OSKALOSA, I0`WA, ASSIGNOR TO INTERSTATE MANU-FACTURING COMPANY, OF OSKALGOSA, IOWA, A CORPORATION' OF IOWA.

CHUTE.

Application led May 6, 1915, Serial No. 26,371.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT W. Banff, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Oskaloosa, in the county of Mahaska and State of Iowa,have invented a new and vuseful Improvement in Chutes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in chutes, and the invention has for itsobject to provide a chute of the character specified, especially adaptedfor use in cellars or other places of storage, wherein a substantiallyrectangular open frame is provided adapted to form apassage or to lineor frame an opening through a wall, and having a door for permitting`the frame or opening to be closed when desired, and having in additionprotecting wings at the opposite sides of the frame for preventinginjury to the wall of the building from the impact of fuel or the likepassed through the frame or opening, the said wings being so arrangedthat they may be moved inward into inoperative position or outward intoprotecting position.

In the drawings z-Figure l is a perspective view of the improved chute,and Fig. 2 is a detail partialperspective view showing the wingsinlinoperative position.

In the present embodiment of the invention, the chute comprisesV a frameA of suitable dimensions, and preferably of cast iron, and a body C ofsheet metal, as for instance sheet iron, is connected with the saidframe, the said body extending inwardly from the frame. Thebody as shownis substantially rectangular in cross section but is tapering orfrusto-pyramidal, and the small end of theJ body is connected to theframe.

The frame as shown has an ornamental extension outside of the frameproper, and the body C is secured tothe outer face of the frame, and theornamental flange A extends beyond the body. This flange shown moreparticularly in Fig. 2 is designed to fit against the outer face of thewall of the building to form a closure between the frame and the walland to hide the edges of the opening at the frame. The body C isintended to extend through the opening in the wall to the interior ofthe bin or to the place of storage.

The door B is hinged to the frame at the top thereof, and arranged toswing into open position or downward into closed position. The door isopened by lifting it up- Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. Mi, 1916.

Renewed J'uly 5, 1916. Serial No. 107,692.

ward into the position of Fig. l, and it is normally held in closedposition by a latch. rIhis latch is secured to the inner face of thedoor near the lower edge thereof, and the latch It is supported betweenbearing lugs D on the door.

The latch is in the form of a plate having a tooth or catch, which isadapted to engage over a catch E in the frame. Protecting wings areprovided for protecting the walls at the opposite sides of the openingfrom injury through the impact of coal or thelike, and the door B servesa like purpose at the upper side of the opening. Each of the wings is ofsheet metal, consisting of a body portion W and an angular flangeportion lV extending at approximately a right angle from the body.

Hinge plates F are secured to the flange WV by means of rivets or thelike at the top and bottom thereof, and each hinge plate has an angularlug F at its outer end which is provided with an opening for receiving ahinge pin G on the frame. The angular lugs F extend laterally outwardfrom the ianges lV', and the hinge pins G are at the top and bottom ofthe frame.

The lower cross member of the frame A is provided near each end with anupstanding lug II, and the wings W are of such width that they may belifted upward or move over the lugs H. It will be noticed that each lugH has its inner face inclined and its outer face perpendicular, theinclined face acting as a cam to lift the wing when it is swung intoopen position.

The pivot or hinge pins G are spaced apart inwardly far enough from theadjacent end member of the frame so that the flange l/V of the adjacentwing may swing between the hinge pin and the adjacent end of the frameas shown particularly in Fig. 1. The lower outer corner of each wing iscut away as shown at f2 to permit the wing to swing above the catch E,and it will be noticed that the door B is provided with hinge lugs K,which are adapted to register with lugs L on the frame and pintles orpivot pins are passed through the register- Y ing lugs to hinge the doorto the frame.

In use, the body C is arranged in the opening through the wall with theornamental flange A of the frame against the wall. This flange extendsoutwardly and inwardly to engage the wall at some little distance fromthe opening, while the body of the frame fits within the opening. Thebody (lv of the chute fits outside of the body portion of the frame, andwhen notrin use7 all that is seen of the chute is the ornamental flangeA and the door. V'Vhen not in use the wings are arranged asshown in Fig.2,V the body portions W thereof fitting against the end walls Vof thebody. rlChe door B is swung downwardly into the opening of the frame andis held in closed position by the latch R.

When it is desired to use the improved chute the latch of the door isreleased from the catch land the door is swung upward into the positionof F ig. 1, resting upon the wall above the frame. The wings W' are thenswung'V outward into the position of Fig. l. As the bodies of the wingsmove Y outward the lower edge of each wing will engage the inclined faceof the lug H and the wing will be lifted, moving overthe lug anddropping down outside ofthe same as shown in Fig. l. The flange W is theonly portion of the wing that engages the lug and when the flange dropsdown on the outer sideV of the lug, the wing is held with the bodythereof extending laterally approximately parallel with the outersurface of the wall. VThe wings are held in this position by the lugsand cannot swing inward. The` Y y chute Vis now open and coalor othermate-rial flange adapted to engage the wall outside the opening, a bodyof approximately rectangular cross section and frusto- 3 framidal'connected with the frame at the inner side thereof7 the small end of thebody being connectedto the frame and said body being Vadapted to extendthrough the opening,V a

toy close downwardly into theV rame'orupV- ward against thevwall,VandraV wingat each end of' the frame, pivoted to .the-frame to V*doorhinged'to the upper side/of tlie'frz'uneA i557 Vswing inward into thebody or outward to*V extenda a Jroximatel f arallel with the'wall Y Y YY 7 Veach wing having an. angular fia-nge at its inner end, hinge lugssecured tothe upper and lower end of the flange and having angularbearing lugsv at their Youter ends7 the frame havingpivot'pins forengagingithe lugs, and cam lugs on the frame for lifting the wings asthey are swungoutward, said wings being adapted to drop behind the camVlugs to hold the wings inV open position.

2. A device ofthe character spec-1fied,rcom- Vprising a frame-adaptedtoV fit within an opening in 'a wall and having a marginal fiangeadapted to engage the wall outside the opening, a body Voi'approximately rectangu-V lar cross Vsection. and frusto-pyramidalconnected with the frame at the inner side thereof', the small end ofthe body being connected to the frame and said body being adapted toextend through the opening, a door hinged to the upper side of the frameto close downwardly. into the frame'or upward against the wall, and awing at each end of the frame pivotedto theframe toV swing inward intothe-body or outward to extend approximately parallel with the wall,andmeans for holding the wings in open position. Y

A device of the character specified, comprising a frame adaptedV to fitwithin an opening in a'fwall and having armarginal flange adapted toengage the wall'outside of the opening7 a body of approximatelyrectangular cross section connected with the frame at the inner sidethereof and adapted to extend through the opening, a doorhinged to theupper side of the frame to olose'down-Y Y wardly into the frameor'upwardly against the wall, anda wing at eaohgendof the frame andpivoted to the frameto swing inward into the body or outward to extend Yapproximately parallel with the wall,and

means for holding the wings in open posifrY tion. Y

ROBERT WILLIAM BA'ILY.

`ilopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressingV the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

